To link with their topic of ‘Creatures Great and Small’, Class 3 have been waiting patiently for their caterpillars to turn into butterflies. It was a great way to learn about life cycles. They decided, before they released them, to name them. Every child came up with a name and then the class put them…
As part of their topic, ‘Creatures Great and Small’, Class 3 visited Paignton Zoo to find out more! They had a workshop on the breeding and conservation programme alongside plenty of time to explore the site. They were all very enthusiastic about their favourite animals when they returned to school and created some super models…
Pupils from across the school, Year 1-6, enjoyed a morning at Dawlish Warren to enhance their geographical knowledge. Year 1 were working on compass skills. They found north and then used the compass to find the direction of key human and physical features of Dawlish Warren from their location. Class 2 were given two different…
Class 3 have been learning to follow simple instructions and use code to move a Bee-Bot. Today our youngest children have worked with our Year 6 and Digital Leaders supporting computing learning. Fabulous to see such positive relationships between our pupils and everyone working through the code together to achieve an outcome.
Class 3 had a fun-filled afternoon last week exploring printmaking. The children created their own printing blocks and loved using a roller to distribute the paint, the results were incredible.
Our Year 1’s had a great afternoon last week at the KS1 Aesthetics Festival. They took part in a range of activities lead by Dawlish School students, these included yoga, balance, forward rolls and simple dance sequences. Their behaviour was impeccable and they all had a great afternoon.
Last week Class 3 had a special visitor, a dragon came to see them in the village hall! It was a very special ‘story-telling dragon’ and he invited the children to sit inside his story tent and share books and stories. The children spent the morning doing dragon-related activities to finish off their learning based…
Our Year 1 children have been working hard this half term, learning how to click and drag and make their own pictures. The focus today was to make a self portrait, using a variation of lines and techniques. The children worked hard to carefully control their mouse and make a super picture. After, we talked…
Each day in Class 3 we have a ‘Reader of the Day’, a child brings in a book they love from home to share with their friends. We have already had a wide variety of texts including fiction and non-fiction. This is proving to be very popular and something the children look forward to at…
We were all thoroughly entertained at the Class 3 assembly- on the hottest day of the year so far! Parents and family joined pupils in the Village Hall, whilst Class 1 and 2 joined via zoom. The children sang songs, danced to ‘Jai Ho’ and acted out the story of The Rainbow Fish. They had…